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The images will also feature as part of an interactive exhibition planned for the ship once it has been restored.

Talking about the project, Alastair Rawlinson from the Glasgow School of Art said: “The TS Queen Mary struck a chord with us. It’s a ship of historical importance in the UK and right here on our doorstep.

The TS Queen Mary is towed out of the Port of Tilbury on the River Thames (Image: Friends of the TS Queen Mary/Facebook)

"The first time she was dry-docked in almost twenty years was an unmissable opportunity for us to get down there and scan her.”

It has been an exciting few months for the 83-year-old steamer, which was given a clean bill of health during a dry dock inspection last month - just six months after she was towed 700 nautical miles from London after being found rusting away on the Thames.